Well, that's the kind of thing that is a non-issue in my house because my birds never get people food if I can help it. What could it be that does it? Because I think the only thing they have in common is white flour, isn't it? I mean bread and pizza dough have yeast while muffins have baking powder but, aside from that, bread is just water and salt, same as pizza dough...

Nicky has a big cardboard box. A mixer came in it, so it’s really thick. He chewed hold in it and he spends all day in it. I like to give him things to chew and places to hide, but I think he’s getting too attached to this.

It's the season, John. I noticed this morning that my Sophie is beginning to get real lovey-dovey [she flew to my shoulder and was making her 'special' sounds, rubbing her face against me and asking me to scratch her head] and she only does that when she is getting hormonal [short day breeders are not easy!]

Navre wrote:Nicky has a big cardboard box. A mixer came in it, so it’s really thick. He chewed hold in it and he spends all day in it. I like to give him things to chew and places to hide, but I think he’s getting too attached to this.

Do you think I should take it away?

Rainbow plays in cardboard boxes all year. When I took the first chewed up box away and gave him a new one. She squealed so loud my family thought I was abusing her. She has 3 boxes right now with the favorite toy in each one. It is a ball within a ball and a bell in that. She takes turns giving them attitude adjustments.

There is nothing wrong with cardboard boxes. You may want to keep dummy eggs on hand.

Rachel had a Quaker she named Walker. She had it for many years. One morning I found him dead with an egg in the cage.

Navre wrote:Nicky has a big cardboard box. A mixer came in it, so it’s really thick. He chewed hold in it and he spends all day in it. I like to give him things to chew and places to hide, but I think he’s getting too attached to this.

Do you think I should take it away?

Rainbow plays in cardboard boxes all year. When I took the first chewed up box away and gave him a new one. She squealed so loud my family thought I was abusing her. She has 3 boxes right now with the favorite toy in each one. It is a ball within a ball and a bell in that. She takes turns giving them attitude adjustments.

There is nothing wrong with cardboard boxes. You may want to keep dummy eggs on hand.

Rachel had a Quaker she named Walker. She had it for many years. One morning I found him dead with an egg in the cage.

She got mad at me for being on the phone. Bit me about a dozen times. I had to grab a towel to get her off my neck.

Even later, once I had been off the phone, she flew to me and would not leave. Bit when I tried to take her off my shoulder, then sat with me all afternoon. Wouldn’t even step onto her cage. I just had to put her back as It’s starting to get dark.